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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Sensory Bottle

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The star sensory bottle will be a great addition to your classroom or home. The floating stars will be a huge hit for your students. And the best part? These are so versatile and can be used alongside so many different activities. I love discovery bottles. The kids love getting the chance to look atKeep Reading

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Simple and Fun Fizzy Stars Science Experiment

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These fizzy stars make a super fun science experiment for kids of all ages. They’re perfect for a preschool space theme or even just because. Are you following my Preschool Science Pinterest board? Related: Glowing Galaxy Water Bin Space Activity Science has always been well-loved around here, both at home and in the classroom. ThisKeep Reading

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Coffee Filter Planets Space Craft for Kids

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My preschool students love to make these coffee filter planets! They’re just the thing to add to your preschool space theme. Are you following Fun-A-Day’s Space Theme Pinterest board? Without fail, whenever we learn about space, the questions my students ask are always amazingly thought-out! These coffee filter planets are one of my favorite spaceKeep Reading

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Lava Slime That’s Perfect for Lego Star Wars or Dinosaur Play

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This molten lava slime is perfect for all kinds of science and sensory play. We especially loved using it with Star Wars Lego characters and dinosaurs. How will YOU and the kids use it? Related: How to Make Slime with Kids My son and I originally made this molten lava slime years ago. Take aKeep Reading

Filed Under: Sensory Tagged With: Dinosaurs, Glitter, Legos, Pretend Play, slime, Space, Star Wars

Learn How to Make Galaxy Slime with the Kids Today

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You don’t need many ingredients to make this beautiful galaxy slime with the kids. Read below for all of the details. Related: How to Make Slime with Kids If you’re a regular reader of Fun-A-Day, you know that making slime is a favorite science and sensory activity over here. I’ve made slime with my students,Keep Reading

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Earth Day Math Sensory Bin That’s Quick and Easy to Set Up

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An engaging and easy Earth Day math sensory bin for kids. They can explore sensory play while working on their number skills. Earth Day is a great time to talk with children about a variety of topics. For preschoolers, I tend to focus on using materials again in new ways, taking care of our homes andKeep Reading

Filed Under: Math Tagged With: #playfulpreschool, #TeachECE, Earth Day, Space

Preschool Sensory Activity for a Space Theme

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We love a good preschool sensory activity in my classroom! The kiddos helped me put together this outer space sensory bin when we were learning about space. It was so well-loved that we kept it out, in one form or another, for almost three weeks! space-themed preschool sensory activity This post contains Amazon affiliate links. MaterialsKeep Reading

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Glowing Galaxy Water Bin | A Fun Space Activity

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The preschool kiddos have been enjoying a space theme recently. Oh, who am I kidding? I’ve been enjoying it just as much! We just tried out a super fun water-based space activity, and it was a HIT (as was turning the lights on and off to observe the glow)! The children originally called it TheKeep Reading

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Star Wars Craft | Crayon Resist Death Star

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Engineer’s birthday is coming up, so we were talking decorations. We’re pretty simple with birthday party decorations, and we like to make our own sometimes. The kiddo remembered the cupcake liner ladybugs we made last week and suggested something like that “but way more cool and Star Wars, Mom!” So that’s how this little StarKeep Reading

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Simple Preschool Earth Day Sensory Bin and Literacy Play

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Preschool Earth Day sensory bin and word making activity

Make a preschool Earth Day sensory bin for the kids! Recently, we put together an Earth Day sensory bin filled with math activities. It was a hit around my house with kids from preschool through second grade. Since I am all about reusing sensory materials, we turned that bin into a making words activity bin!Keep Reading

Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: Alphabet, Earth Day, Space, Words

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My name is Mary Catherine, and I love to share meaningful {and fun} learning activities for kiddos! Feel free to browse and stay awhile!
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